http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Painting/2139/Portrait-of-a-Woman-with-Red-Ribbon.html Down there, at the bottom it says "F: 207, JH: 979". What exactly does it mean?

These are bibliographical references specifically in the context of van Gogh. F refers to Jacob Baart de la Faille's catalogue raisonne of van Gogh and JH to Jan Hulsker's updating of the work.

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Rohan™-Learner Forever asked in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Painting · 1 decade ago

What do jh and f mean in the context of paintings?

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Painting/213...

Down there, at the bottom it says "F: 207, JH: 979". What exactly does it mean?

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1 decade ago
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These are bibliographical references specifically in the context of van Gogh. F refers to Jacob Baart de la Faille's catalogue raisonne of van Gogh and JH to Jan Hulsker's updating of the work.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Baart_de_la_Fai...

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